Storage managers are hitting a crossroads in 2006. Data in
virtually every organisation continues to grow at a breakneck pace
-- and to keep up, storage networks continue to be built out. This
effort is juxtaposed against the storage manager's need to keep it
all manageable and keep costs under control.
Storage Decisions 2006 in New York City, September 27-29 tackled
these challenges head-on. Below is a full listing of sessions from
the show and the slide presentations that go with those topics.
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As in the past, Storage Decisions was a multi-track event. The
tracks, and their themes:
- Executive -- "Scale Storage, Manage Costs"
- Architecture -- "Tiered Storage"
- Smart Shopper -- "Simplify, Scale and Save"
- Engineering -- "Building Enterprise Storage
Networks"
- Data Protection -- "Back Up, Build Out"
TRACK 1: EXECUTIVE, "Scale Storage, Manage Costs"
C-level technology executives not only need to know the status
of their current operations but meticulously plan for the future.
Our "Executive track" sessions give these technologists an idea of
where their storage should be and ideas on where it's headed.
Sessions also key on ways to integrate new technologies, processes
and ideas without going over budget.
Sessions included in this track:
- Five Innovations Impacting Storage
Presented by Arun Taneja, Taneja Group
- Passing the Storage Bar: Understanding the Legal and
Regulatory Landscape
Presented by Michael Clark, EDDix LLC
- Enterprise IT Virtualization -- Eliminating Infrastructure
Barriers
Presented by Steve Duplessie, Enterprise Strategy
Group
- Virtualization Panel
Presented by Arun Taneja, Taneja Group
- Storage Next -- ESG 360 Panel
Presented by Steve Duplessie and Tony Asaro, Enterprise Strategy
Group
- Soaking Up the Data Deluge: Reining in Explosive Data
Growth
Presented by Mark Diamond, Contoural Inc.
- Loosening the Purse Strings: Building a Defensible Budget
Proposal
Presented by Richard Scannell, GlassHouse Technologies
Inc.
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Executive Track sessions
TRACK 2: SMART SHOPPER, "Simplify, Scale and Save"
Very few storage managers have carte blanche when it comes to
storage spending. Because of this and the harsh demands of data
growth rates, managers need to spend budget wisely. Sessions in our
"Smart Shopper track" help managers get the most bang for their
storage buck. Talks on negotiating with vendors, looking at
different product sets and emerging technologies fall in this
realm.
Sessions included in this track:
- Why the Safe Storage Buy Isn't Always the Best Storage
Buy
Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting
- Rating the Array Vendors
Rich Castagna, Storage magazine and Phil Goodwin,
Diogenes Analytical Laboratories Inc.
- Understanding New NAS Architectures
Presented by Jerome M. Wendt, The Datacenter Infrastructure
Group
- Statistics Canada Tallies Impressive ROI Numbers
Presented by Guy Charron, Statistics Canada
- What Storage Managers Are Buying
Presented by Rich Castagna,Storagemagazine
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Shopper Track sessions
TRACK 3: ARCHITECTURE, "Tiered Storage"More than 70% of the attendees of Storage Decisions 2005 said
they are setting up or evaluating a tiered storage architecture.
Featured in this track will be the popular Tiered Storage School
sessions along with other sessions that can help any manager set up
or administer this new architecture.Sessions included in this track:
- Large Scale SAN Consolidation
Tim Hesson, Kindred Healthcare Inc.
- Understanding File Management
Presented by Brad O'Neill, Taneja Group
- Tiered Storage School 101
Presented by Greg Forest, Contoural Inc.
- Tiered Storage School 201
Presented by Greg Forest, Contoural Inc. - iSCSI Moves to the Mainstream
Presented by Tony Asaro, ESG
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Architecture Track sessions
TRACK 4: ENGINEERING, "Building Enterprise Storage
Networks"To keep up with the demands of data and business requirements,
managers need to engineer the most flexible and complete storage
network. This track looks at SAN and NAS issues, distance demands,
remote offices and how to build out systems.Sessions included in this track:
- SAN School 101
Stephen Foskett, GlassHouse Technologies Inc.
- SAN School 201
Stephen Foskett, GlassHouse Technologies Inc.
- Pumping Up Array Performance
Presented by Ray Lucchesi, Silverton Consulting
Inc.
- Using WAN Technology to Centralize Remote Office
Data
Presented by Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer
Consulting
- Priceline.com Negotiates Unique Virtualized Storage
Environment
Presented by Ron Rose, Priceline.com
- Storage on Steroids: Alleviating Network
Bottlenecks
Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst,
StorageIO
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Engineering Track sessions
TRACK 5: DATA PROTECTION, "Back Up, Build Out"Quite possibly the top issue in storage is how to protect your
data. Backing up, restore and making that process seamless is
critical. This track covers everything backup. Also covered here
are sessions on disaster recovery and business continuity.Sessions included in this track:
- Backup School 101
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, GlassHouse Technologies
Inc.
- Backup School 201
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, GlassHouse Technologies
Inc.
- Disaster Recovery -- It's All About the Data!
Presented by Bill Peldzus, GlassHouse Technologies
Inc.
- The ABCs of CDP
Presented by Phil Goodwin and Jeff Wells, Diogenes Analytical
Laboratories Inc.
- Safeguard Stored Data with Encryption and
Archiving
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, GlassHouse Technologies
Inc.
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Protection Track sessions
Past Storage Decisions shows
Storage Decisions, Spring 2006,
Chicago
Storage Decisions, Fall 2005, Las
Vegas
Storage Decisions, Fall 2005, New York
Storage Decisions, Spring 2005, Chicago